Naval history of Great Britain - Vol. VI by William James - Abstract 26

Abstract No 26		An ABSTRACT of the ships and vessels belonging to the British Navy at the commencement of the year 1818
Letters of Reference	RATE.	CLASS.	For Sea Service							For Harbour-service, &c.											Increase and Decrease in the Classes since the date of the last year's Abstract.
			For Sea Service							For Harbour-service, &c.							Building, or ordered to be built.		GRAND TOTAL.		Built				Purchased.		Enemy's national vessels.		Converted from other classes.		Ordered to be built.		TOTAL of Increase.		Captured, Destroyed, Wrecked, &c.		Converted to other classes,		Sold or taken to pieces.		TOTAL of Decrease.
			In commission.		In ordinary		TOTAL.		No.		In commission		In ordinary		No.		Building, or ordered to be built.		GRAND TOTAL.		King's yards.		Merchants yards.		Purchased.		Enemy's national vessels.		Converted from other classes.		Ordered to be built.		TOTAL of Increase.		Captured, Destroyed, Wrecked, &c.		Converted to other classes,		Sold or taken to pieces.		TOTAL of Decrease.
			No.	Tons.	No.	Tons	No	Tons	Brit built	For built	No.	Tons	No	Tons	Brit. built	For built.	No.	Tons.	No.	Tons.	No	Tons.	No	Tons.	No	Tons.	No	Tons	No	Tons.	No	Tons.	No	Tons.	No	Tons.	No	Tons.	No	Tons.	No	Tons.
	Three-deckers.																																0	0							0	0
A	First.	120-gun ship,			5	12972	5	12972	5								2	5218	7	18190													0	0							0	0
B	First	112-gun ship			2	4808	2	4808	2										2	4808													0	0							0	0
C	First	110-gun ship			1	2276	1	2276	1								2	4834	3	7110													0	0							0	0
D	First	108-gun ship	1	2289	1	2286	2	4575	2										2	4575													0	0							0	0
E	First	106-gun ship	1	2278			1	2278	1								1	2404	2	4682													0	0							0	0
F	First	104-gun ship			6	12788	6	12788	6				6	12310	6				12	25098													0	0							0	0
	Two-deckers.						0	0											0	0													0	0							0	0
G	Second	84-gun ship	1	2281	2	4522	3	6803		3			1	2231		1	6	13530a	10	22564											4	9020	4	9020							0	0
H	Second	80-gun ship	1	2082	3	6386	4	8468	3	1			1	2003	1		3	6196	8	16667											1	2092	1	2092							0	0
I	Third.	78-gun ship 24-pounder,	1	1927	4	7772	5	9699	4	1									5	9699													0	0							0	0
K	Third.	78-gun ship 18-pounder,	1	1901	2	3806	3	5707	2	1									3	5707													0	0							0	0
L	Third.	76-gun ship 24-pounder,	3	5711	2	3809	5	9520	5				2	3695	2				7	13215													0	0					1	1901	1	1901
M	Third.	76-gun ship 18-pounder			3	5646	3	5646	1	2			3	5574		3			6	11220													0	0					2	3758	2	3758
N	Third.	74-gun ship 18-pounder, large			4	7374	4	7374	4										4	7374													0	0					1	1860	1	1860
0	Third.	74-gun ship 18-pounder, middle	3	5229	49	85814	52	91043	52				13	22667	11	2	6	10427	71	124137	2	3515											0	0					2	3522	2	3522
P	Third.	74-gun ship 18-pounder, small,	1	1667	3	4979	4	6646	4				6	9810	6				10	16456													0	0					2	3204	2	3204
		LINE	13	25365	87	165238	100	190603	92	8	0	0	32	58290	26	6	20	42609	152	291502	2	3515	0	0	0	0			0	0	5	11112	5	11112	0	0	0	0	8	14245	8	14245
Q	Fourth.	64-gun ship	1	1572	2	3014	3	4586	3				1	1533		1	5	7348b	9	13467											1	1468	1	1468							0	0
R	Fourth.	58-gun ship flush, rasée			2	3233	2	3233	2										2	3233													0	0							0	0
S	Fourth.	58-gun ship flush, regular			1	1321	1	1321	1				1	1256	1				2	2577													0	0							0	0
T	Fourth.	58-gun ship flush, qr-decked	1	1199	2	2400	3	3599	3				2	2166	1	1			5	5765													0	0			1	1048	1	1052	2	2100
	One-deckers.						0	0											0	0													0	0							0	0
U	Fourth.	50-gun frigate,	3	3765	3	3784	6	7549	6										6	7549													0	0							0	0
V	Fifth.	48-gun frigate			5	5777	5	5777	4	1			1	1135		1	6	6962	12	13874											4	4648c	4	4648					1	1161	1	1161
W	Fifth.	46-gun frigate	3	3111	34	36557	37	39668	31	6			9	9659	3	6	28	29946	74	79273	2	2170	1	1066							19	20243c	19	20243	1	1101			6	6403	7	7504
X	Fifth.	44-gun frigate	2	2057	1	1040	3	3097		3			1	1015		1			4	4112													0	0							0	0
Y	Fifth.	42-gun frigate	7	6407	28	26376	35	32783	35				7	6491	6	1			42	39274													0	0					7	6588	7	6588
Z	Sixth.	32-gun frigate	2	1122			2	1122	1	1			1	538	1				3	1660													0	0					2	1054	2	1054
A	Sixth.	28-gun frigate					0	0									1	503	1	503													0	0							0	0
B	Sixth.	26-gun frigate	7	3113	4	1803	11	4916	11				6	2610	6				17	7526			1	452									0	0					1	423	1	423
C	Sloops.	24-gun frigate	6	2552	2	849	8	3401	8				7	2983	7				15	6384													0	0					3	1287	3	1287
D	Sloops.	22-gun sh.-sloop, flush	1	539			1	539		1									1	539													0	0							0	0
E	Sloops.	22-gun sh.-sloop, qr-decked	1	432	1	365	2	797	2				1	431	1				3	1228													0	0					1	367	1	367
F	Sloops.	20-gun sh.-sloop	8	3728	10	4708	18	8436	18				1	511		1			19	8947													0	0	1	460					1	460
G	Sloops.	18-gun sh.-sloop	1	399	3	1200	4	1599	4										4	1599													0	0					1	399	1	399
H	Sloops.	18-gun brig-sloop	17	6554	45	17339	62	23893	62				5	1919	5				67	25812													0	0					4	1538	4	1538
I	Sloops.	16-gun brig-sloop	1	368	1	294	2	662		2			4	1282	1	3			6	1944													0	0	1	284			3	853	4	1137
K	Sloops.	14-gun brig-sloop	1	252	3	718	4	970	3	1			2	511	1	1			6	1481													0	0					1	251	1	251
L	Sloops.	10-gun brig-sloop	12	2845	12	2854	24	5699	24				4	952	4		12	2833	40	9484											12	2833e	12	2833	3	711					3	711
M	Bombs				6	2112	6	2112	6				1	337	1				7	2449													0	0							0	0
N	Gun-brigs	12 guns	2	363	14	2554	16	2917	16				1	183	1				17	3100													0	0					2	329	2	329
O	Cutters	14 guns	3	787			3	787		3			1	229		1			4	1016													0	0					1	324	1	324
P	Cutters	12 guns	2	448			2	448		2									2	448													0	0					1	221	1	221
Q	Cutters	10 guns	7	1207			7	1207	6	1									7	1207	1	151									1	151	1	151	1	180			1	150	2	330
R	Cutters	4 guns	1	75			1	75	1										1	75													0	0							0	0
		CRUISERS	102	68260	266	283536	368	351796	339	29	0	0	88	94031	65	23	72	90201	528	536028	5	5836	2	1518	0	0			0	0	42	40455	42	40455	7	2736	1	1048	44	36645	52	40429
S	Troop-ships		1	1107	6	5842	7	6949	6	1			1	1032		1			8	7981													0	0					8	7564	8	7564
T	Store-ships		6	4420	5	4025	11	8445	10	1			2	1173	2				13	9618													0	0					1	463	1	463
U	Surveying Vessel		5	894	1	121	6	1015	6										6	1015													0	0							0	0
V	Advice Boats and Tenders				4	320	4	320	4				2	326	2				6	646													0	0							0	0
W	Hospital, Prison, Receiving ships, &c.						0	0			2	1756	57	59221	37	22			59	60977									1	1048			1	1048					8	9150	8	9150
X	Royal Yachts						0	0			5	1224	2	284	7		1	282	8	1790													0	0							0	0
	TROOP-SHIPS, &c.		12	6421	16	10308	28	16729	26	2	7	2980	64	62036	48	23	1	282	100	82027	0	0	0	0	0	0			1	1048	0	0	1	1048	0	0	0	0	17	17177	17	17177
	GRAND TOTAL a		114	74681	282	293844	396	368525	365	31	7	2980	152	156067	113	46	73	90483	628	618055	5	5836	2	1518	0	0			1	1048	42	40455	43	41503	7	2736	1	1048	61	53822	69	57606

NOTES TO ABSTRACT No. 26

a These six ships, the Formidable, Monarch, Powerful, Thunderer, Vengeance, and Ganges (since built at Bombay, of teak, and with a circular stern), are from the draught of the Canopus, late Franklin, captured at the Battle of the Nile, and are constructing with diagonal frames.

b These five ships, the Chichester, Lancaster, Portland, Southampton, and Winchester, constructed with diagonal frames and circular sterns, agree in dimensions with the Java, except in being four inches broader.

[Note: I can find no legend for c, d, and e]
Last Updated on 19/07/02

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